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personal disaster to whoever said them until a wise group of americans foresaw how bad this could get and banded together to stop it from happening. When the government started suppressing the people’s rights the Civil Libertarians came together to warn the government from making the same mistakes it has made in the past regarding security. When it comes to our response as a nation to violence and terrorism like the events displayed on 9/11 the civil libertarians should play a much larger part…

The ‘no jab, no pay’ policy indicates that parents will miss out on the Family Tax Benefit Part A supplement and childcare subsidies if they fail to keep their child up to date with their immunisations. The law recognises and strives to protect the rights of juveniles…

Just like many of Edgar Allen Poe’s writings, “The Cask of Amontillado” shows the dark side of human nature. Edgar Allen Poe’s story chronicles the true intentions of a vengeful man that goes by his last name, Montresor. Montresor lives by a quote that his family often said; “Nemo me impune lacessit.” When this Latin quote is translated, it means “no one attacks me with impunity.” This motto is important for understanding the protagonist’s grimy character. Through careful character analyzation…

turn with Pharoah having some fun with an inflatable doll and Drake cosplaying as a wizard. The bizarre coagulation of personal goals makes the video verge more so on the side of odd than funny. It can reasonably be interpreted that the video aims to jab at people’s rather pathetic burst of motivation that spurs them to paint grand pictures of a better-me.…

Rhetorical Analysis Universally, people are unable to shove away the natural desire for "stuff." The media promotes new inventions because society will always be interested in the latest and greatest. However, sometimes it can be difficult to see past the exaggerated claims of a new item, and advertisers will not stray from outlandish when describing their products to draw in curious customers. In this mock article from The Onion, the author jokingly pokes innocent fun at public advertising…

Even though we don’t like to look back and fully go into depth about the issues slavery has caused our country and the ugly truth behind it, there is no denying it was there. Benjamin Banneker was one of the many people who helped push this country into a new age of freedom. Throughout the essay, Banneker's usage of negative diction enables the reader to comprehend the extent of the oppression slaves in this time period faced. He goes on to describe slavery as “groaning captivity and cruel…

Antigone’s assertiveness Ismene offends Antigne to a point where antigone feels that she has to commit this crime to prove her point. So Antigone says, “I will bury the brother I love”. As antigone tries to camouflage her stubbornness with a little jab to her…

In the story “A & P” the narrator Sammy works for the grocery store, where three girls walk in and immediately grab his attention. While praising one of the three girls, Sammy describes the rest of the customers as if they were animals or fictional characters. Sammy uses negative terms such as “witch”, “sheep” and even “houselsaves” to describe the customers that are in the grocery store. At the beginning of the story Sammy has an encounter with an old lady in which he accidently rings up one…

By exploiting clichés common to slasher flicks, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil jabs not only at the horror genre, but at society’s bias against unlikely heroes. The film takes pride in distancing itself from the one-dimensional stories so common today. But this pride becomes hollow in the end. The plot avoids many trite…

Kick counting is the daily systematic recording of a mom’s perception of her baby’s movement during the third trimester and is a reliable, simple and effective way to monitor a baby’s well-being. Kick counting can document changes in the fetal movement pattern and can help moms-to-be notify their healthcare provider of potential problems. Fetal movement is an important sign of a baby’s health. Studies have shown that decreased fetal movements are associated with pregnancy complications,…